10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2018

We are heading to the 6 km / 4 mi long and 500 m / 1600 ft deep Tresnjica River Gorge, on a small tributary of the Drina originating on the slopes of Povlen – and a Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Due to mass wolf poisonings in the 1960s and the 1970s, Griffon Vultures in Serbia suffered a dramatic population crash.

Serbia 108

Serbia Herzegovina Bosnia Sheep 108

Animal Person

JUNE 22, 2009

It's impersonal and hideously ugly and the animals suffer greatly. I'd say no argument here if this were some kind of sanctuary situation, and the animals were in need of a loving home for the rest of their lives. It's cruel. There's no "compassion" in the process. No argument here.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Slaughter Slaughtered 100

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Engber mentions that in 1972, the USDA put into place "a special exemption for rats, mice, and birds, allowing scientists to treat them however they saw fit—in cages of any size, in experiments with any degree of pain and suffering. That exemption remains in force, despite Schwindaman's later attempts to overturn it.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100